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Mengapa ponsel asing saya tidak bisa mendapatkan data di China?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
SIM asing Anda menampilkan bar sinyal tetapi data seluler tidak berfungsi, atau Anda menerima SMS berisi "tidak ada perjanjian roaming data."
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Operator asal Anda tidak memiliki perjanjian roaming dengan China, atau roaming data dinonaktifkan pada jalur Anda; meskipun ada sinyal, jalur Anda diblokir untuk data di jaringan asal.
✓ HOW TO FIX
Beli eSIM / SIM prabayar turis China Unicom atau China Mobile di bandara, atau aktifkan paket perjalanan roaming harian berbayar dengan operator asal Anda sebelum mendarat.
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